Ghoulish Delight #12: Billy DeMarco & Count Dracula – Drac’s Back
He sure is with this wacky rock ‘n’ roll horror delight. Not much is known about this 1962 gem, other than that it had to be recorded at night as the vocalist would not record in daylight hours. Oooh.. Anway, enjoy this fun track as it has good ol’ Drac [...]
Ghoulish Delight #11: Ghostwatch
When I talk to people who haven’t seen Ghostwatch (either because they were too young, or they were watching something else at the time), I sometimes feel like the deranged stereotype of a Vietnam veteran; “YOU WOULDN’T KNOW, MAN! YOU WEREN’T THERE, MAN!” I holler upon recalling the horror (and yes… the horror) of [...]
Ghoulish Delight #10: Creepshow (George A. Romero, 1982)
Films based on comic books. There’s a few too many of ‘em about these days. And what’s worse is that they all seem determined to sap everything that’s remotely fun out of comic books in their transition from page to screen. Take that new Batman franchise, for example. It’s all so [...]
Ghoulish Delight #9: Armando Sciascia – Circuito Chiuso
Ghoulish Delight No.9 is a rattling psychedelic funk number from Italian composer/producer/conductor Armando Sciascia. Taken from his 1970 record Impressions In Rhythm & Sound, this is a stunning piece of howling psychedelia. Its thundering and creepy bassline combine devilishly with a whole range of demented sound effects and noises (from [...]
Ghoulish Delight #8: LoveLockandLoad Present The Horror…The Horror
Our good friend Paul from LoveLockandLoad, has kindly shared some of his favourite horror films with us – all of which scared him uncontrollably as a child. Not really! We wouldn’t be allowed to print that sort of thing. Anyway, here’s Paul to explain… The horror. The horror. When I [...]
Ghoulish Delight #7: Keith Hudson – Satan Side
No Halloween would be complete without an appearance from the undisputed Dark Prince of Reggae Keith Hudson. So, here we have the rare B-side to his classic 1972 track Evil Spirit. A slightly spooky slice of dub, Satan Side is a curious and nefarious addition to your Halloween playlist. All [...]
Ghoulish Delight #6: L’Ectrique – Struck By Boogie Lightning
As you can probably guess from the massive accompanying picture, this Ghoulish Delight is taken from the crap 1980 slasher film Don’t Go In The House. Often cited as one of the most DISTURBING VIDEO NASTIES BAN THIS SICK FILTH film ever, it’s actually a ridiculous tale of a Norman [...]
Ghoulish Delight #5: Jethro Tull’s Ian Anderson
Just look at Jethro Tull’s Ian Anderson doing the fabulous prog/folk/psych number ‘Witch’s Promise’ on Top of the Pops in 1970! Look at him! He’s like a mad combination of Rasputin and someone you might see on Time Team! He’s singing about a witch, as well. Stick this on at your [...]
Ghoulish Delight #4: Trog (Freddie Francis, 1970)
Halloween, eh? It’s all about the silly masks. And they don’t come much sillier than the frankly abysmal mask the poor actor (one Joe Cornelius) playing the title creature of this 1970s Britsploitation “classic” was lumbered with. Trog is of course short for Troglodyte, a prehistoric man, and that’s exactly what scientist [...]
Ghoulish Delight #3: Bush Tetras – Things That Go Boom In The Night
Things bloody well go boom in the night with this 1981 post-punk ditty from the moody Bush Tetras.